Bessent says he divested from soybean farms after ethics office warning the treasury secretary said on sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement. Treasury secretary scott bessent said sunday he sold his soybean farm last week and acknowledged farmers still need federal help despite a trade deal with china The new york times has reported that secretary bessent owned as much as $25 million of soybean and corn farmland in north dakota.
Treasury secretary scott bessent says he has divested from his north dakota soybean farmland Bessent divests from soybean farmland ahead of trump aid announcement for farmers treasury secretary scott bessent says he has divested from his north dakota soybean. This move comes as he leads trump administration negotiations with china over trade and tariffs.